The Train

Alyss stands from her bed stretching. Today was the day that she would be heading off to Hogwarts on her own. She quickly dresses and fixes her hair.

She runs down the steps happily and stops at her father's office her big suitcase behind her. "Dad, let's go!"

Her father rolls his eyes at his daughter's enthusiasm and stands "Alright, alright. did you tell your mother and brothers goodbye?"

"Yes I told them last night now come on!" she leaves her suitcase behind for her dad to levitate and goes out to the car carrying Kylie's cage.

-at the train station-
Alyss walks to the platform 93/4 with her trolley of things and walks through. She stands by the train with her father, saying their goodbyes.

Alyss finally pries herself from her father's hug before she soffocated and walked onto the train. She looked around for the perfect compartment and sits down sighing. She turns and lifts her feet on the seat hoping to get some sleep on the way there. Five minutes later, as she is about to fall asleep a girl with extreamly frizzy hair walked in "Have you seen a toad?"

Alyss gave the girl a strange look "No, but I can help look. There's nothing else to do on this train."

The girl looks surprised,but quickly shakes it off holding out her hand, "I'm Hermione Granger."

Alyss takes her hand shaking it, "Alyss Cross. Well, I'll look this way." she points to the right and walks out. After she walks around asking a bit she enters a compartment in the back, "Have you guys seen a toa-" she cuts herself off seeing the guys that were staring at her when she was in Diagon alley. "a toad," she finishes looking at them all. There were three boys, the two she saw and a blonde with his hair slicked back, and a girl, who looked like she smelt somthing bad. The blonde boy smirks, "Hello gorgeous who might you be?"

Alyss glares slightly, "Alyss Cross, and you?"

The girl in the corner stands, "I'm Pansy Parkinson. This is Draco and he's MINE so shoo."

Alyss raised an eyebrow at the girl, "okay for one ms. crazy I'm not intrested in him," Draco looks at her shocked, "and two I just came in here looking for a stupid toad." She turns her back to them and walks out. She sighs annoyed already knowing she and Pansy wouldn't be the best of friends. She walks back to her compartment and changes to her robes. As she walks out she bumps into a chubby boy who was sniffling causing them both to fall.

"I'm sorry." the boy says wiping his eyes.

Alyss look up at him and takes his hands away from his face, "Hey, what's wrong?"

The boy sniffles, "I lost my toad, Trevor."

Alyss nods then hugged him and rubs his back trying to cheer him up, "hey it's alright he'll turn up again. How about you come sit with me and when we get to Hogwarts we can look for him together on the way off."

The boy looks at her surprised his face heating up, "You would?"

Alyss nods then realizing she was still hugging him she quickly pulled away, "Come on." She stands and holds out her hand, which he took standimg up also. She pulls her hand away and leads him to the compartment and sits down.

"I'm Alyss by the way. You are?"

"Neville Longbottom," he responds quietly. Alyss nods her head and leans against the seat looking out the window. After a little bit she feels a pressure on her shoulder. She looks over and notices Neville fell asleep on her shoulder. She pushes him away and somehow he ended up with his head on her lap. She sighs annoyed and pushes his body. His body didn't even nudge. She tried again and after the sixth she gave up. Alyss sighed and just listend to his steady breathing as a lullaby as she drifted off.